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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...chagrin of some party insiders, six GOP Representatives have already announced they will abide by their pledges and not seek reelection in 2000. But the number six is crucial: It's exactly the margin of votes by which Republicans currently control the House of Representatives. In the shark-infested waters of politics, nothing draws an opposing party faster than an open seat. That's because incumbents enjoy a reelection rate of more than 95 percent. The best chance of a party turnover occurs when a seat opens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Term Limits: The Ties That Bind Too Tightly | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

More than any other attorney general, Janet Reno knows something about independent counsels. She has recommended the appointment of no fewer than seven during her tenure and refused to seek the appointment of a least two, most prominently on issues pertaining to Democratic campaign finances. In each instance, she has been buffeted by hurricane-force political winds. On Wednesday Reno got her chance to do her own huffing and puffing -- and do her best to blow down the whole institution in front of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. A supporter of the statute in 1993, Reno has now changed course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reno Does an About-Face on Independent Counsels | 3/17/1999 | See Source »

...According to Epps, the University maintains strict guidelines regarding student group solicitation of funds from alumni. Groups can either conduct annual appeals, a means of fundraising that does not require permission from Epps' office, or they can seek alumni funds for a specific project, for which they must first obtain Epps' permission...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan and Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Student Organizations, College Target Big Money: Alumni Donations | 3/16/1999 | See Source »

...Organizations that seek space often find themselves at the mercy of an idiosyncratic assigning process overseen by Epps' office. Administrators simply do not have enough space to go around and instead weigh the value of individual student groups, leaving many organizations homeless--forced to operate out of student dorm rooms or other organizations' offices. Those who have offices say their space is often inadequate...

Author: By Joyce K. Mcintyre, Kevin E. Meyers, and Robert K. Silverman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: College Space, Policies Fail Student Groups | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...York Democrats are worried that they may be left in the lurch if Hillary Clinton ends up deciding not to seek the Senate seat from their state next year. One possible contender had been Andrew Cuomo, the secretary of housing and urban development, who thought about running but then announced he wouldn?t in order to spend time helping Al Gore get elected president. Now there are hopes that he may reconsider and get in the race if Hillary decides not to. His father, Mario Cuomo, was disappointed by his initial decision, and has let his feelings be known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Another Cuomo Playing Hard to Get | 3/13/1999 | See Source »

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